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K-3
Illustrated by
Roland Garrigue.
From "Alphabeast" to "Zzeworries" ("They appear when least expected"), forty-nine (mostly male) monsters fill this monsterpedia's pages. Creepily craggy illustrations help the book achieve maximum blech-factor: "Creepinpoop," who "throws himself under your shoe"; the "Gickiegoober" is "a yucky bit in the middle of your plate of food"; etc. That the comical profiles grow cumulatively monotonous won't faze kids who like being grossed out.